The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-09-22
new ENGLAND NEWS.

At New Bedford recently, the vito OF
Louis Wilmot was preparing washing COM
pound and had mixed some caustic potash
and ammonia, which was to be diluted by
gallon of water in cup, which she left
standing within reach of her little son, Lean
der, who seized it and drank the contents
The child has since been in great agony, and
its life is despaired of.
The Biddeford and Saco corporations have
abandoned the half-holiday system. The
mills will start at g. As o'clock in the morning
apd shut down at 6 o'clock at night, except
on Saturdays, when work will stop at 4.30
o'clock.
When the Elmwood mill in Providence, R
l., was opened on a recent morning, every
warp on the looms had been cut by some per-
son or persons. There are about 175 looms,
and every warp was slashed across as if with
large and strong bladed knife. The mana
gers of the company are unable to account
for the dastardly behavior The company
has had no trouble, and nothing has developed
! that would lead to the commission of such
work. All the yarn in the mill had also been
cut. This entailed a loss of several thousand
dollars upon the company, and stopped the
manufacture of cloth for a time.
The printing office of Willis E. Pattison i'll
North Adams, Mass, was Quilted and much
property endangered The total loss cannot
be estimated. Pattison loses all, including a
large cylinder press just put in. He is in
sured.
The jury in the superior court at Litch.
field, CT, rendered verdict of guilty in tho
case of Robert Drakely, aged 81. who at
Woodbury., Aug. 10, 1855, shot his wife
sentence will be imprisonment for life at
Wethersfield. Drakely is of wealthy, in
fuential Baltimore family who were former
ly of Woodbury. He came to Woodbury. in
July, 1886, visiting, and became infatuated
with Maud Warwick, professional nurse,
10 years his senior, and, despite the objections
of his friends married her and took up his
residence in Woodbury.. They were not
happy, she having married him because at
the age of 81 he would inherit $4,000. They
were married but six weeks when he shot
her, the act being due to drink and jealousy
BY the prevalence of diphtheria in New
| Bedford the opening of the public schools is
still further postponed.
Mrs Lydia A. Alley, wife of Mr.. George
Alley of Wenham, Mass, was most shock
ingly burned, her. stockings and undercloth-
hands were also badly burned, evidently in
| her efforts to put out the fire. She was alone
| in the house at the time. Her condition is
| considered very critical. Mrs. Alley is about
| 4S years of age.
| Henry C. Merwin post, @. A. R., the larg-
est and most influential post in New Haven,
Ct, adopted the following self-explanatory
resolution at its regular meeting:
Resolved that this post disapproves and
condemns any demonstration Of disrespect
against the commander in chief of the army
and navy of the United States, believing as
we do that the spirit of loyalty in the past is
still the spirit that holds the Grand Army of
| the Republic as an organization free from
political strife, and we condemn the action of
/ ,I1ar 49, h. n A
who would attempt to turn the organization
into political machine.
An unsuccessful attempt was made to
wreck two passenger trains on the Old Colony
railroad The Pan Handle train which
runs between Brockton and Whitman, was
making return trip from Montello station.
When only 200 yards from the depot and
short distance from the c. ur5 street cross
| ing, the engineer saw several Instructions
lying across the track. Conductor Baker
made an investigation, and later found q
sleeper and several pieces of iron on the
track, which, if unnoticed, would surely have
| 1erailed the train. The conductor also found
pieces of iron fastened inside the rails where
the outward and inward tracks intersect,
also other smaller Instructions. These were
removed, and the matter was reported to
Supt Bliss. The parties who made the at
tempt to wreck the train had planned for the
wrecking of the 6.01 passenger from Boston,
and it proving unsuccessful, placed sleepers
on the track before the arrival of the Pan
handle Conductor Crossen of the 6.07 p
IN. train noticed something unusual about the
track when he passed the plough works, but
did not stop to investigate, as the train
reached the depot in safety. There were $50
passengers on Conductor Crossen's train and
none on Conductor Bakers. The obstruc-
tions were placed on the track between So
and 7.30 o'clock as two trains left for Boston
and passed the plough works without any
accident. The flagman said he did not see
any one near the place previous to the find
ding OF the Instructions.